Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Oh
Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Mother
of Mercy,

You
trusted God and opened yourself to receive the graces

you
needed to bear Jesus your son, Our merciful Savior.

In
our ignorance and lack of faith we rejected

the
graces we needed to bear our children.

Now
we know that the graces were always there for us,

We
were just too fearful to open ourselves to receive them.

Mary,
we are sorry for the lack of trust and selfishness

That
caused us to abort our children

And
although we know we have been forgiven by your Son

It
does not diminish the wrong we have done but

Instead
magnifies the love and mercy offered to us by  

Jesus
who is mercy Himself.

We
know our children are in your care

Held
by the same arms that held the baby Jesus

And
loved by your Immaculate Heart.

Keep
us safe beneath your mantle Mary

And
lead us always to your Son

That
through your Immaculate Heart we may come

To
the Sacred Heart of Jesus

And
share eternal life with our children

Praising
God forever for the mercy and love

He
has shown us.

Amen.